criticalcritic

60Hz? I can't stand the motion ghosting that occurs with these low frame rate LCDs. That 46" model would need to be $100 cheaper to make this a deal even worth considering. Though I still wouldn't even buy it at that price.

kamnet

(Note: I'm not being snarky. I get very poor TV antenna reception in my area, and I'm not spending another $65/mo on cable TV channels that I never have time to watch. Basic ClearQAM comes free with my cable Internet service. My last Woot-bought TV deal, the now-famous MicroCenter $200 LG TV mixup, just died on me, so I need a new one).

comstock1869

RCA TVs should be half the price they are on WOOT and if they lasted 3 months then it would not be the end of the world. These TVs are just horrible. Run away from this one. Don't worry, WOOT will have other less crummy TVs for you in a day or 3...

catgrrl

Back away from these TVs. Now, run! Go far, far away. I got one of these the last time they were up. Huge pain in the ass.

The thing was completely haywire; it did all kinds of weird stuff. No picture, channels flipping around at random, stuff like that. When I called the support number listed on the paperwork, that company was some third-party BS outfit who said they don't have anything to do with the refurbs. Woot refunded me because they didn't have another one to send me, but it was still a hassle to pack it all up to reship.

luke975

catgrrl wrote:Back away from these TVs. Now, run! Go far, far away. I got one of these the last time they were up. Huge pain in the ass.

The thing was completely haywire; it did all kinds of weird stuff. No picture, channels flipping around at random, stuff like that. When I called the support number listed on the paperwork, that company was some third-party BS outfit who said they don't have anything to do with the refurbs. Woot refunded me because they didn't have another one to send me, but it was still a hassle to pack it all up to reship.

Note that there's no Square Trade listed for this sale.

sorry about your experiences. but does a square trade deal have to be offered? or can you just buy it through them?

to the woot staff member that screwed up the back2skool code so I could get a lot of nice things for free - thank you.

Ringo4422

luke975 wrote:yeah what happened? it's a brand thats been around forever.

and people on here complain about vizio, but they're near the top

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412615,00.asp

RCA sold out in the 1980s to Thompson Consumer Products. The RCA name remained but the quality quickly went down hill. Thompson sent bids to Asian electronic companies for the cheapest price to meet their requirements.
I don't know if Thompson is still the parent company but Radio Corporation of America was a well respected and quality company when their products were manufactured here.

Tsonomi

(Note: I'm not being snarky. I get very poor TV antenna reception in my area, and I'm not spending another $65/mo on cable TV channels that I never have time to watch. Basic ClearQAM comes free with my cable Internet service. My last Woot-bought TV deal, the now-famous MicroCenter $200 LG TV mixup, just died on me, so I need a new one).

=====

Yeah, My Great Woot TV Buy died right at the end of the warranty and Woot didn't honor the warranty. I bit the bullet at that one but a tv should last longer than 90 days folks. I'm looking to but I'm gonna be particularly picky now.

jjguinness

I've read reviews from other websites and in general this TV gets great reviews. Most people like the picture quality and really like the price. Like most bargain electronics there are always going to be a few bad apples in the bunch. If you want to spend more you can avoid this. My biggest concern is how long the TV will last. Personally I'm encouraged that it's a refurb because the imperfiections should have been corrected. For $200 I'll gamble even if RCA is no longer the company it once was and reportedly is made in N Korea.

kenmaze

Ringo4422 wrote:RCA sold out in the 1980s to Thompson Consumer Products. The RCA name remained but the quality quickly went down hill. Thompson sent bids to Asian electronic companies for the cheapest price to meet their requirements.
I don't know if Thompson is still the parent company but Radio Corporation of America was a well respected and quality company when their products were manufactured here.

Throughout the 90s the company brands (RCA, GE, ProScan) were exploited and abused, until they finally went down the toilet. You couldn't find an RCA TV anywhere but in a back corner at Fry's by the time it was over.

They were bought by Chinese company TCL in the mid-2000s, and 99% of the stuff sold is either from China or OEMed from some other even worse company. Any US engineering is long gone.

I worked at RCA/GE/Thomson for a long time, and watching the slow swirl happen was pathetic and painful.

whoppy24

luke975 wrote:sorry about your experiences. but does a square trade deal have to be offered? or can you just buy it through them?

No it doesn't have to be offered, anyone can just go to squaretrade.com and buy an extended warranty as long as it's bought soon after the original purchase. I don't know the exact timeframe to purchase but I would check out their website for any questions.

tbestor

I got the 46" the last time it was offered. took 2 weeks to arrive, had to nag to get tracking (or even find out it shipped), arrived DOA (2 black lines and 10+ additional dead pixels), was pretty clearly just never refurbished (dead panel), RCA is no help on refurbs, took an additional 14+ days after shipping back for refund (lost track)..

Then found out that you can get a brand new one at Walmart/best buy for an extra $40 without 30 days of hassle & waiting.

I wish you all better results than I had (and hopefully you don't get mine).

rtwesterlund

I don't know how old you are, but I'm 25 and I remember the RCA tube TV I grew up with. I'm almost positive it was older than me. My brother and I took it when we got an apartment together, and only replaced it (maybe 2 years ago) because a speaker blew and the screen size didn't cooperate with the Xbox's formatting. Other than that, perfect working order. They really did used to be a good brand.

I have to agree with the majority of the other comments, though: stay away. I work for an electronics retailer, and ship TVs out for repairs twice a week, and a LOT of RCAs come through. Same with Westinghouse. Avoid those two brands.

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